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host: dan goure? guest: the problem is that nato is an alliance that is only committed to defense of its members. in the libyan campaign, major nato players did not play. what really turned out to be the case is absent the united states for anything but very small, almost counterinsurgency operations in places like liberia, nato cannot relate deploy and operate. -- really deploy and operate. the u.s. has to provide most of the cruise missiles. even if he were to say we're going to renegotiate the treaty, it is going to be a decade, probably two decades before nato countries absent the u.s. have the ability to really control things along the mediterranean. host: let me give you a maverick's twitter here. deadlines are often a factor in going over budget and-, and forcing consequences. -- negative, forcing consequences. guest: every program goes longer than it was originally scheduled to go. the navy is an exception to these in shipbuilding. shipbuilding is a different kind of that instruction from airc
host: dan goure? guest: the problem is that nato is an alliance that is only committed to defense of its members. in the libyan campaign, major nato players did not play. what really turned out to be the case is absent the united states for anything but very small, almost counterinsurgency operations in places like liberia, nato cannot relate deploy and operate. -- really deploy and operate. the u.s. has to provide most of the cruise missiles. even if he were to say we're going to renegotiate...
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while reagan work with dan rostenkowski -- ronald reagan worked with dan rostenkowski. that is probably a more significant factor than the blind adherence to party. host: let's go on to wanda in florida. hi, wanda. caller: i have a question for you. i paid into social security. i now get social security benefits. every month i have premiums coming out of my check. how can you consider them as socialist programs. we paid into them. host: stay on the line. guest: i also get social security and i pay my medicare premiums. i'm in the same boat she is. the benefits that are being paid a much greater than the amount repaid in. -- then the amount we pay again . they're not actuarially sound. we have to look at it to see to have these programs solvent for the next 20, 30, 40 years and for my children that will be on social security and medicare 20 years from now. in terms of some of the other programs, it depends on what you're talking about. is it socialism to support cancer research or to build roads and bridges all over our country? i don't think so. is it socialism to help
while reagan work with dan rostenkowski -- ronald reagan worked with dan rostenkowski. that is probably a more significant factor than the blind adherence to party. host: let's go on to wanda in florida. hi, wanda. caller: i have a question for you. i paid into social security. i now get social security benefits. every month i have premiums coming out of my check. how can you consider them as socialist programs. we paid into them. host: stay on the line. guest: i also get social security and i...
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host: data, democrat, calling from -- dan, calling from new york. caller: and sitting here watching how the republicans have found god. we've got to cut, cut, cut. the democrats, all i hear is that we need to spend more, entitlements. take a look at mr. obama and this health care program. now we're going to get hit with a $63 per person increase we can start finding people with pre- existing conditions. taking a look at the first set of books with the $16 trillion debt, but what are we going to do about those on funded liabilities better anywhere between $85-$120 trillion. you have 75 million baby boomers coming into the system. you have ben bernanke monetizing our dead to the tune of $85 billion per month. the job numbers play games with the reports week after week, month after month. they keep pulling people out of the workforce. the job you are gaining are nothing compared the one you're losing. how are we supposed to get ahead? what message are we sending to the american people? where are we going to wind up in the end because this is just scrat
host: data, democrat, calling from -- dan, calling from new york. caller: and sitting here watching how the republicans have found god. we've got to cut, cut, cut. the democrats, all i hear is that we need to spend more, entitlements. take a look at mr. obama and this health care program. now we're going to get hit with a $63 per person increase we can start finding people with pre- existing conditions. taking a look at the first set of books with the $16 trillion debt, but what are we going to...
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dan burton and kent conrad. a little snippet from each interview. we will show you now congressman burton. [video clip] >> i would like for people to think, he might have been a bulldog, but he was a man who believed in honesty and integrity of things that were right for this country. regardless of how difficult it was, he kept to those principles. i hope they will look at me like that. i know a lot of people think i am a bad guy and a goofy things, i hope they think i am a man of integrity. host: that will be tonight at 8:00 followed by kent conrad after that. about a half-hour interview with each of them. we will continue to play that thereof the week. here is a headline from "the washington times." much from ohio. good morning. caller: i am positive and helpful -- i am looking for 2013 to be a good year. i retired at the selfridge -- self-employed. i am hoping the if it will be a good year. host: what are you hearing or seeing that makes you more optimistic that some of our other callers? caller: a desire to feel positive. i retired last spring.
dan burton and kent conrad. a little snippet from each interview. we will show you now congressman burton. [video clip] >> i would like for people to think, he might have been a bulldog, but he was a man who believed in honesty and integrity of things that were right for this country. regardless of how difficult it was, he kept to those principles. i hope they will look at me like that. i know a lot of people think i am a bad guy and a goofy things, i hope they think i am a man of...
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so labor costs, dan meckstroth, how can the u.s. compete? guest: well, if you look at the per cam tae g.d.p. theirs is 1% of ours. with that said, is their productivity 1% of ours? we produce products that require intellectual property and typically don't produce a lot of mas -- mass-produced products on an assembly line. there's different configurations and skew numbers, so that's how we compete is through productivity and cost-saving equipment. we apply capital to labor. and we apply advanced managerial techniques such as total quality management and all these techniques to improv stability. >> assembly workers -- host: assembly workers guest: yes. but if we can produce 10250eu78s as much as they can with the same amount of workers, there is no cost differential. it's not just the flat rate. host: shawn, republican caller. good morning. caller: hi. off question for dan. one of the things that was pushed in bama care. when they were lying to the american people about how much it would cost, etc., about for their votes and everything. what i
so labor costs, dan meckstroth, how can the u.s. compete? guest: well, if you look at the per cam tae g.d.p. theirs is 1% of ours. with that said, is their productivity 1% of ours? we produce products that require intellectual property and typically don't produce a lot of mas -- mass-produced products on an assembly line. there's different configurations and skew numbers, so that's how we compete is through productivity and cost-saving equipment. we apply capital to labor. and we apply advanced...
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host: dan writes there's a pattern or protocol. guest: sadly, there is. we've had a number of events at this point. i thought barack obama -- and i don't say this because he meant to do himself political good but i think barack obama did himself political good with his speech in tucson in the wake of the attempted assassination of former congresswoman gab rail giffords, he seemed big, he talked personally about what this meant for he and his family. because i believe campaigns are decided not on paper but in the actions of politicians when big things happen, how candidates and politicians react is important. host: our guest, chris cillizza, the gospel according to the fix. call us, or twitter us or send us an e-mail. robert on the independent line from miami, good morning. caller: im morning -- good morning, how you doing. i wanted to say, i was watching larry king and barbara walters and they were talking about the state of journalism and how the question informs rather than the person, and i'm just -- i'm just real dissatisfied with how journalists -- i
host: dan writes there's a pattern or protocol. guest: sadly, there is. we've had a number of events at this point. i thought barack obama -- and i don't say this because he meant to do himself political good but i think barack obama did himself political good with his speech in tucson in the wake of the attempted assassination of former congresswoman gab rail giffords, he seemed big, he talked personally about what this meant for he and his family. because i believe campaigns are decided not...
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i think that dan is right. this is one of five states in the country where, commercial after commercial, candidates have a presence. this is key to their strategy. host: coming after just one debate, there are two more scheduled. is it a good idea to have early voting when this race could change for the president or for mitt romney? guest: personally, i think it is a good idea to have early voting. it is important to provide that for the convenience of the voters. the jury is still out to the extent as to if early voting increases turned out, but what we have seen across the country in recent decades and recent years is a sharp uptick in the number of voters voting before election day. i think that in person early voting as opposed to mail in ballots have the advantages. for example, we know that a lot of mail in ballots do not get taken, for example. not a huge number, but in person, early voting, you avoid those problems. one might argue that you should limit it to a shorter period of time. but there is no qu
i think that dan is right. this is one of five states in the country where, commercial after commercial, candidates have a presence. this is key to their strategy. host: coming after just one debate, there are two more scheduled. is it a good idea to have early voting when this race could change for the president or for mitt romney? guest: personally, i think it is a good idea to have early voting. it is important to provide that for the convenience of the voters. the jury is still out to the...
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welcome, dan. you're on the air. caller: good morning. this is another extension of the entitlement society. we would not have to have this continued discussion about how long people have been on unemployment. it is more of the entitlement society. i believe that romney cost himself the election by making comment.n i think 30% of the country thinks they should be able to sit around and not do anything. what has the president done? passing nationalized health care. everybody who has a brain in their head understands nationalize health care has not worked in europe and canada and it will not work here in the united states. guest: i take issue with a couple of points. this is an entitlement society. i am glad my mother was able to get social security and medicare. she earned it and she got it. i'm sure the seniors feel they paid into the system and the earned it. payments are made into the system based on work that individuals do. when they lose their jobs, they get this insurance. they get what they pay for. entitlements.uncommo it enables
welcome, dan. you're on the air. caller: good morning. this is another extension of the entitlement society. we would not have to have this continued discussion about how long people have been on unemployment. it is more of the entitlement society. i believe that romney cost himself the election by making comment.n i think 30% of the country thinks they should be able to sit around and not do anything. what has the president done? passing nationalized health care. everybody who has a brain in...
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host: now republican caller in michigan as well, dan. caller: i personally think the right-to-work state is a good issue. i work with the company now that forces you to be a union member. you have no choice. from what i have seen and when i have experienced -- and my father was a longtime union member, a member of the teamsters, and he also worked for aerospace, and he went through this stuff in the 1930's. the problems then called for unionization. the problem we have now is they are more or less a political arm. they spend the members money without asking the members where they wanted to go. the uaw, which i belong to, there are untold numbers that are not satisfied with the membership or the management. it is a sad state of affairs. host: how much are your fees? caller: two hours worth of wages per month. host: and you don't think you are getting your money's worth? caller: and the uaw is $14 an hour. host: that compares to what? caller: the job i had before in detroit i was making $24.84 an hour, five years ago. i was a warehouse sup
host: now republican caller in michigan as well, dan. caller: i personally think the right-to-work state is a good issue. i work with the company now that forces you to be a union member. you have no choice. from what i have seen and when i have experienced -- and my father was a longtime union member, a member of the teamsters, and he also worked for aerospace, and he went through this stuff in the 1930's. the problems then called for unionization. the problem we have now is they are more or...
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there is a lot of ground that has been which it the same vote as dan moynihan. -- the same vote as? moynihan. there is a lot of ground has been plowed. host: you see a way to fix the electoral college or are you find with the way it is today? guest: what changes could you make if i just said what i said? go look at the representation of wyoming or nevada against california, new york in the u.s. senate. gold with the disparities that go with everything in america. that is the way it is. you are going to get into those things, bless you, and keep strapping, but it will not get done, not in my lifetime, of course, i am stretching a little. host: senator simpson, thank you for joining us. guest: i am back on the witness protection program with simpson- bowles. host: thank you for your time. what about the argument that small states are protected? guest: i have a huge amount of respect for senator simpson, but i have to disagree with him on this. first of all, the point made that look how great it is that nevada is getting so much attention raises the problem. the united states of americ
there is a lot of ground that has been which it the same vote as dan moynihan. -- the same vote as? moynihan. there is a lot of ground has been plowed. host: you see a way to fix the electoral college or are you find with the way it is today? guest: what changes could you make if i just said what i said? go look at the representation of wyoming or nevada against california, new york in the u.s. senate. gold with the disparities that go with everything in america. that is the way it is. you are...
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orrin hatch, running for his sixth term, he was able to defeat dan, a good man. but our and had to did what he needed to do. everyone in the state of utah got a hug from our hatch what you wanted it or not. host: did you supported? guest: i stayed out of it. but now that he is the republican nominee, i will support him. and he ran a good race. he spent a lot of money and work hard and it would be needed to do and wants -- won by a large margin. i really was thinking about it, but my wife and kids to vacation there in august and decided will love it in the house, such a great opportunity and rather than get in the bloodbath which is taking on a senior senator, we have an opportunity in utah. we go from three congressional seats to four and we would love to move from two republicans to four republicans. a great opportunity in the house. and i love working on the mitt romney campaign. i am a huge supporter. host: your former boss, as you used to be chief of staff to jon huntsman when you were -- when he was governor. was that a tough decision? guest: it was. jon hun
orrin hatch, running for his sixth term, he was able to defeat dan, a good man. but our and had to did what he needed to do. everyone in the state of utah got a hug from our hatch what you wanted it or not. host: did you supported? guest: i stayed out of it. but now that he is the republican nominee, i will support him. and he ran a good race. he spent a lot of money and work hard and it would be needed to do and wants -- won by a large margin. i really was thinking about it, but my wife and...
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missouri is when we get our next phone call, and that is dan on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. i was going to say right off the bat, everybody in the united states should go see the movie "obama 2016." a gentleman said this movie up who went to college with obama. it goes through his life, his family, and his agenda for america. host: now you have plug the movie. tell us if you are in favor of early voting. caller: absolutely. the elderly have a problem, but also the working people. they have to go really early or really late. sometimes they do not get to vote. it is important to have early voting. i know of the debates are nice to watch. most of us already know who we are going to vote for. i know our country is sinking fast. if we do not get something done about the national debt, the port and the rich and everybody is down the tube. host:we haev a tweet from max that says -- is that where a lot of people will be focusing their attention regarding voter fraud? caller: down here you have to prove who you are. if you do not have a driver's license or somet
missouri is when we get our next phone call, and that is dan on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. i was going to say right off the bat, everybody in the united states should go see the movie "obama 2016." a gentleman said this movie up who went to college with obama. it goes through his life, his family, and his agenda for america. host: now you have plug the movie. tell us if you are in favor of early voting. caller: absolutely. the elderly have a problem, but also the...
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host: for those listening on c-span radio, we're talking with dan, a financial communications national director with corviss communications, and also a columnist for roll call and former staffer for a number of democratic members in the house and senate. and joshua gordon, concord coalition policy director. we're taking your calls and tweets and e-mails. up next, she willy from minnesota on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i think some of the major problems that we have is we keep electing senators and congressmen who are not economists. so who really know nothing about the economy but know a lot about the legal fin angling that lawyers do. making more policy to fix policies that end up causing more problems in the first place. that's number one. number two, we have so many in the media columnists, any news people, a number of those who are also not economists. they're not really understanding the issues at the core. and we do have a spending problem. and until we really come to grapple with that and we don't educate the people the spending is indeed the problem
host: for those listening on c-span radio, we're talking with dan, a financial communications national director with corviss communications, and also a columnist for roll call and former staffer for a number of democratic members in the house and senate. and joshua gordon, concord coalition policy director. we're taking your calls and tweets and e-mails. up next, she willy from minnesota on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i think some of the major problems that we have...
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dan is in gaithersburg, maryland, a republican caller. good morning. caller: thanks for taking my call. good morning. this is a question about, there's talk about universal health care and it would be nice to have a perfect system in health care for everyone. we keep comparing it to nations that are much smaller in size than ours and much smaller economies. it might be easier to run universal health care on a smaller scale than such a large scale like our country. iis it wise to set up systems the way other nations have? is it fair to compare when we have much more people to care for? guest: you've got a point. it is very complicated and is a huge challenge. the bottom line, we do want to have universal access. much like we want universal access to education. we've got to work hard every day to make certain that it's good quality and that it's affordable. i think it is fair for us to compare ourselves to other nations. we are talking primarily about the western industrialized nations where their delivery systems are much less expensive to deliver care
dan is in gaithersburg, maryland, a republican caller. good morning. caller: thanks for taking my call. good morning. this is a question about, there's talk about universal health care and it would be nice to have a perfect system in health care for everyone. we keep comparing it to nations that are much smaller in size than ours and much smaller economies. it might be easier to run universal health care on a smaller scale than such a large scale like our country. iis it wise to set up systems...
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dan, independent line. caller: yes, good morning. guest: good morning. caller: i would like to concur with some other comments and dialogue of the senator there was giving h. both parties cannot agree, but they can agree on the patriot act, taking security away from the american citizens. they can agree with those things, but not on others. it is a big dog and pony show, corporate america. what we desperately need in this country is a third-party, because i'm looking at voting for president and i have two choices. i have a man that clearly represents the wealthy, corporate america, and a man who says -- who surround himself with them in the white house and is hell bent on taking away our privacy. it is time for this two-party corporate-owned a political system to end, and we desperately need -- before i go vote again, i desperately need a third-party candidacy, and i am looking at the green party now. everybody ought to wake up and shut down this two-party system. host: all right, we got your point. senator coburn, third parties. guest: remember, a caree
dan, independent line. caller: yes, good morning. guest: good morning. caller: i would like to concur with some other comments and dialogue of the senator there was giving h. both parties cannot agree, but they can agree on the patriot act, taking security away from the american citizens. they can agree with those things, but not on others. it is a big dog and pony show, corporate america. what we desperately need in this country is a third-party, because i'm looking at voting for president and...
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welcome to the program, dan. caller: thank you very much. i appreciate your program. i'm former officer from iranian army. i have a question as told us, we have islam and islams. i have a question about the old sources. we hear many things about al-qaida and other terrorist organizations, what is the place of outsources because, as you know, the sources from iran give so many protection and financial support and technical and information to so many different terrorist organizations. can you please share with us what you know about that because i hear about, as you know, that, for example, the people who did the terrorist attacks on 9/11, it was for two weeks in iran. what happened? what has he done there? guest: i'm not aware of them being in iran. the force of the iranians is the lead force of their guard. it is involved in nefarious activities and iranian defense activities around the world. i think, you know, ultimately, we'll be going to war with iran if the israelis want us to and i guess that will take care of that problem. but i'm not your expert on that, sir,
welcome to the program, dan. caller: thank you very much. i appreciate your program. i'm former officer from iranian army. i have a question as told us, we have islam and islams. i have a question about the old sources. we hear many things about al-qaida and other terrorist organizations, what is the place of outsources because, as you know, the sources from iran give so many protection and financial support and technical and information to so many different terrorist organizations. can you...